13/2 RB Leipzig vs Manchester City Bet Builder Tips, Prediction
RB Leipzig and Manchester City will lock horns for the third time in their respective histories on Wednesday night at Red Bull Arena in the Champions League last 16 first leg. Leipzig head into the match fresh off a 3-0 Bundesliga win over Wolfsburg, which took them into fifth place and four points off first-place Bayern Munich.
Manchester City stumbled to an away 1-1 draw against Nottingham Forest in the Premier League on Saturday. It was another poor performance from City, something that has been more common this season than at any other time under Pep Guardiola. The draw left City in second place in the Premier League. Since January 11, Manchester City have a record of 5W-1D-3L in all competitions.
Sportsbooks’ best betting odds on RB Leipzig winning at full-time are 7/2. Manchester City are at odds of 3/4 to win, while a draw is at the best betting odds of 14/5. Let’s explore some ideas for a bet builder for the Champions League fixture.
RB Leipzig vs Manchester City Bet Builder Tips
Full-time result: Manchester City to win – Bet now
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Manchester City took their eye off the prize against Nottingham Forest in the Premier League on Saturday. It is unlikely the Sky Blues will fail to win for a second straight match despite RB Leipzig’s quality.
Leipzig are a regular in the Champions League these days. After a slow start to the season and the sacking of Domenico Tedesco, Leipzig rebounded under coach Marco Rose. The former Borussia Dortmund coach is familiar with ex-Dortmund striker Erling Haaland and may know how to set up his defence more than most.
However, City have lost back-to-back games just once this season (Southampton and Manchester United). Leipzig are a strong side and fighting for the Bundesliga title. Yet, Man City have too many weapons. Even if Haaland doesn’t score goals, there are other players capable of scoring. Leipzig’s defence could be punished for mistakes against City. Moreover, RB Leipzig are playing with a backup goalkeeper, as Janis Blaswich took over for the injured Peter Gulacsi. Our betting tips prediction is for Manchester City to win.
Erling Haaland to score anytime
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No team has been scored against more by Erling Haaland than RB Leipzig. The striker has six goals in all competitions against Leipzig in four matches. Haaland was on the winning side three times in matches versus Leipzig while playing for Borussia Dortmund.
All six of Haaland’s goals versus RB Leipzig came in multi-goal matches. He scored two goals in three different fixtures versus Leipzig. Our betting tips prediction is to back Haaland to score anytime. He may not be able to get his usual two goals versus Leipzig.
Haaland has 32 goals in 31 matches for Man City this season. Seven of the Norwegian’s goals came in the Champions League group stage. The striker sat out two of City’s final three matches of the group stage while failing to score in the other. Haaland didn’t score versus Nottingham Forest at the weekend. He should get back on the scoresheet this week.
Total goals: Over 2.5 goals
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The previous two meetings between RB Leipzig and Manchester City came in the Champions League group stage during the 2021-22 tournament. City won both games (6-3 and 2-1), as both teams scored and over 2.5 goals were tallied.
Wednesday’s match could follow a similar path to the previous two matches. RB Leipzig are scoring goals domestically. They tallied 43 goals in 21 matches for an average of 2.05 a game. Four of their six Champions League group-stage matches finished with over 2.5 goals.
Four of Manchester City’s six matches in the Champions League group stage finished with over 2.5 goals scored. The Cityzens are conceding goals to opponents. In each of City’s last three matches, they conceded goals. In two of those three games, over 2.5 goals were scored.
RB Leipzig’s last two matches, both played in the Bundesliga, finished with over 2.5 goals. Our betting tips prediction is for more than 2.5 goals.
Both teams to score: YES
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The previous two meetings between RB Leipzig and Manchester City finished with both teams scoring. City are conceding goals to opponents currently, which could lead to RB Leipzig finding the back of the net on Wednesday night.
City’s defence has suddenly become vulnerable. They drew 1-1 with Nottingham Forest at the weekend away from home after being in a winning position. Five of City’s last eight matches in all competitions finished with both teams scoring goals.
Eight of RB Leipzig’s last 10 matches in all tournaments ended with both teams scoring goals. Since Rose took over for Tedesco, RB Leipzig have played some of their best football since the days of Julian Nagelsmann. RB Leipzig could be a scare into Manchester City, as both teams find the back of the net.
Total cards: Over 3.5 cards
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The match referee for RB Leipzig versus Manchester City will be Dutch official Serdar Gozubuyuk. Gozubuyuk only refereed one Champions League match this season and handed out four yellow cards during the match.
The match Gozubuyuk refereed in the Champions League was between Celtic and Shakhtar Donetsk. All four yellow cards were given to Shakhtar.
Gozubuyuk is yellow-card happy. In addition to giving out four yellows in the match between Celtic and Shakhtar, the Dutch referee has handed out 63 yellow cards and one red card in 16 Eredivisie matches. He has an average of 3.94 yellow cards per match in the Netherlands.
In all competitions this season, Gozubuyuk has handed out 81 yellow cards and one red card for a total of 82 cards. He has a per-match average of 4.1 cards. Our betting tips prediction is for RB Leipzig and Manchester City to receive more than 3.5 cards on the night.
